Chong Chen Rotaovula hirohitoi Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973 OVULIDAE Japan, 6.8mm, GEM- Most ovulids are carnivorous and are specialist ectoparasites of octocorals including this rare species, which feeds exclusively on the tissues of its host Acanthogorgia inermis (Hedlund, 1890) which it lives on. It is found around the depth range of -20~200m, and with an average size range of 5~8mm one of the smallest ovulids.

Glorium speciosum ~ Okinawa Nature Photography, via Flickr

My favorite shell in the entire world (and I really love shells). This is called an afti in Greece because that is the word for ear and it is shaped similarly to an ear. When I was little I would spend hourssss diving to find these and still have a collection of them in a keepsake box at home :]